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UNITED STATES SAMUEL L. OONDE, OF

PATENT OFFICE.

ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS.

COPY-HOLDER FOR TYPE-WRITERS,

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 528,531, dated November6, 1894.

Application filed March 27, 1893.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SAMUEL L. CONDFI, a

' citizen of the United States, residing at Rockford, in the county ofWinnebago, in the State of Illinois, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Copy-Holders for Type- Writers, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The object of the invention is to construct a simple and cheap copyholder, in which the action ofgravity is .employed to clamp and hold thepaper in position.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of thefront face of. my improved copy holder. Fig. 2 is a perspective view ofthe rear face of the same.

My improved holder consists of a suitable stand, consisting of legs 1and 2 joined by a clamp 3 and a third or bracing leg 4, which has asliding engagement with the clamp, and by means of the set screw 5 isclamped firmly in position. The upper portion of the legs 1 and 2 ismade in loop form, consisting of lengthwise bars 6 and end bars 7. Theshelf or leaf upon which the copy is placed consists of the main portion8 and an enlarged or thickened upper end, having its lower face beveled.This shelf is placed through the loop of the stand portion until the en-Serlal No. 7| 0 (No model.)

larged end comes in contact with the lower lengthwise bar of the loop,when, by action of gravity, the upper end of the shelf will lie incontact with the upper lengthwise bar of the loop, as shown in thedrawings. The copy is placed between the upper lengthwise 3 5 bar of theloop and the face of the shelf, and the action of gravity will hold itin position.

A loop 9, formed of wire, holds the leaves of the copy which have beenturned over, as shown in the drawings.

A line indicator 10 is formed of wire, and having one end in loop formwhich engages the edge of the shelf by friction, and may be moved in thelengthwise direction of the shelf.

I claim as my invention A copy holder consisting of a shelf with a flatsurface, and its upper end as broad as the paper to be clamped, asupport having a hoop at its upper end embracing the upper end of theboard, the upper portion of the loop being in the form of a straight barto clamp the pa per to the board.

SAM. L. ooNDE. Witnesses:

O. O. BURLINGAME, A. O. BEHEL.

